One of my favorite times of year is upon me and I have found myself the most ill-prepared that I’ve ever been. Spring Break is around the corner and I have no tan and not the slightest chance of looking like the swim suit models I’ve seen in all the online shopping I’ve been doing. The lack of tan could be attributed to the fact I’m in England where the sun shines once a week for two hours. Maybe even if I was home, I probably wouldn't have time to go outside either, not with school, Kappa Delta and cheerleading surrounding all my free time. I could also attribute the lack of working out I’ve done due to no longer having cheerleading in my life, but to be honest, I could easily take my lazy butt to the gym. It’s still free. It’s still there. Only a few blocks away. However, Netflix has been a much easier company to keep and doesn’t require pants. So here are some things I’ll be doing before setting out on an adventure for Spring Break.

I’m going to continue to watch Netflix. The 100 cannot watch itself, and Clark really needs me, especially now that the grounders might invade.

I’m going to keep staying inside to read my book. Again, how will “Tender is the Night” continue without me? Dick Diver is falling into a deep dark depression and he desperately needs me.

I’m going to try to eat healthier. But not because I want my body to look better, but because I need to eat things to keep my body happy. Subsisting off of BBQ Pringles cannot be the only way to live my life.

And I’ll probably fail at eating healthier sometimes. And that is so okay. Sometimes getting fast food (or take away as they call it here) is what the soul needs.

I’m going to learn to cook more food. And food that is better for me. As of right now, I can make a total of seven things. None of which are particularly healthy. If I want to eat healthier, a good way to do that is by making my own food. I know exactly what is going in my body because I prepared it myself. Also, how cool is it to be able to cook?

Drink more water. Water is good for everything. Skin, hair, kidneys, muscles...

Although I'll probably still have three cups of coffee a day... because let's be honest. I don't know how to live without it.

I’m going to keep insisting that I need chocolate for my period. Because I do, but I also need it because I love it. It helps that I like dark chocolate because it is better for you, but yeah, chocolate is love. Chocolate is life.

I’m going to stop comparing my body to the unrealistic expectations that many companies I buy from portray to me. This one will be hard, but I need to love my body. It’s doing a lot of good work keeping me alive everyday. And it’s pretty freaking beautiful the way it is.

I’m going to get outside more. Not because I need a tan. I will still be wearing three layers of long sleeves because IT IS COLD. I need to get outside because it is good for my soul. I like exploring and sometimes I need to just walk for an hour downtown or in the park. It feels good to breathe fresh air.

There's not a rule about adventuring that includes what to look like. I’m going to keep loving my body and soul because I'm going to have an amazing spring break regardless of how society tells me I should look. I look like me and that's good enough for me. I’ve worked hard to be happy in life. I’m not going to let society tell me what happiness looks like. I am healthy. I am happy. I am loving life. Every day I get.